Explain the "S" forks?

[Tony Austn]

Some riders are using an "S" shaped fork; function or aesthetics?

Oh God, now CBS is using strings with slow motion footage for dramatic effect.

 

[Drew Cutter]

function . Supposedly they corner better , etc .

 

[Dr. Rev. Chuck]

Drew Cutter wrote:
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> function . Supposedly they corner better , etc .

Hope they're post-tempered well.

 

[Drew Cutter]

check the pinerello bike web page.

 

[Qui Si Parla Ca]

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The stuff of the marketing department, not the racing department...

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[David Off]

Drew Cutter <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> check the pinerello bike web page.

<http://www.pinarello.com/?surf=onda&path=forks&lang=i>

but nothing new under the Sun, check out the Curly Hetchins patent from 1936:

<http://www.hetchins.org/pix/patent-01.gif>

and the Bates diadrant forks:

<http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/British/BateFrkL.jpg